This historic Pratt deck truss bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over the West Fork Des Moines River on the west side of Estherville

Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1889, 1894, 1903 and 1907

by

Unknown

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Design:
124' Pratt deck truss, 1-100', 2-48', 1-46' and 5-32' deck plate girders

Description:
Pratt deck truss bridge over West Fork Des Moines River

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This quadrangular lattice through truss bridge carries a former Chicago & North Western Railway line over a former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Algona

Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1917

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
120' quadrangular lattice through truss

Description:
Quadrangular lattice through truss bridge over CPKC (former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad)

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This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over Otter Creek south of Ashton

Ashton, Osceola County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1924

by

American Bridge Company of New York and Unknown

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
3-65' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Otter Creek

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This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Wright County Ditch #3 southeast of Galt

Galt, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1901

by

Milliken Brothers of New York City, New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
3-30' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Wright County Ditch #3

Significance:

This small concrete slab bridge carries a former Chicago Great Western Railway line over Wright County Ditch #15 on the southwest side of Eagle Grove

Eagle Grove, Wright County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built c. 1910

by

Unknown

for

Chicago Great Western Railway

Design:
12' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Wright County Ditch #15

Significance:

This partially demolished Pratt through truss bridge carried the Illinois Central Railroad Onawa Branch across the Little Sioux River on the north side of Correctionville

Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned and Partially Removed

Built 1887 and 1911 using spans fabricated 1881

by

Union Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York; Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
1-175' and 2-123' Pratt through trusses and timber pile trestle

Description:
Pratt through truss bridge over Little Sioux River

Significance:

This deck plate girder bridge carries a former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) line over Prairie Creek northwest of West Bend

West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway

Design:
4-40' deck plate girders

Description:
Deck plate girder bridge over Prairie Creek

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This small stone arch culvert carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek south of Alton

Alton, Sioux County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway (Omaha Road) mainline over an unnamed creek alongside Iowa Highway 60 north of Le Mars

Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota and James McClure of St. Paul, Minnesota

for

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway

Design:
30' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over unnamed creek

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